Brian Peters' replication package tests whether population aging predicts private saving through a corporate channel. The dataset uses a 168-country panel spanning 1990-2024, decomposing gross saving into government, household, and corporate components. Key findings include a strong predictive relationship between demographic aging (Z₁) and gross saving (b = 59.26, p < 0.01, N = 4,768).
Use Cases
- Test the corporate savings channel hypothesis based on the decomposition of gross saving into components.
- Analyze the interaction between demographic aging and OECD membership based on the Z₁ × OECD interaction term.
- Compare demographic and balance-sheet-stress proxies based on the horse-race tests described.
- Replicate cross-country decomposition analyses based on the 168-country panel structure.
- Investigate the relationship between aging and household consumption based on the negative coefficient (b = -68.28) reported.
Strengths
- Dataset covers 168 countries, providing broad cross-country coverage.
- Time series spans 35 years (1990-2024), offering longitudinal depth.
- Analysis includes a large sample size (N = 4,768) for statistical robustness.
- Replication package is tied to a specific 2026 publication, ensuring documented methodology.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-06-09.
Provenance
- Source
- Peters, Brian; Demographics and Global Capital Allocation
- Collection Method
- Replication package for academic paper; likely contains aggregated national accounts data.
- Time Range
- 1990-2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-09 18:01:41
- Geography
- 168 countries